Go Ethereum Security Breach

Go Ethereum aka geth is an open source implementation of the ethereum protocol written in the Go language. A security vulnerability exists in the 'TraceChain' function of the eth/apitracer.go file in Go Ethereum versions prior to 1.8.14. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to launch an...

PT-2018-13711 · Ethereum · Go-Ethereum

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Go Ethereum versions prior to 1.8.14 Description: The issue arises from improper input validation in the TraceChain function within the eth/api tracer.go file. Specifically, it does not verify that the end block is after the start block. This...